Dweyer Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Dweyer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dweyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

Dweyer Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Dweyer Come From? nationality or country of origin

Dweyer is found most in The United States. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dweyer? popularity and diffusion

Dweyer is the 4,908,606th most prevalent family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. Dweyer occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Dweyer reside; 88 percent reside in North America and 88 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 25,889,924. In The United States it is most numerous in: North Carolina, where 29 percent are found, Florida, where 14 percent are found and New Jersey, where 14 percent are found. Apart from The United States Dweyer occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 6 percent are found and Jamaica, where 6 percent are found.

Dweyer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dweyer has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 59 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Dweyer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Dweyer surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 80% registered with the political party.

Dweyer earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.33% more than the national average, earning $48,469 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dweyr910/
Dwayer83170/
Dwyier8341/
Dwoyer835/
D'Wyer831/
Dueyer830/
D'Dwyer771/
Dweir7327/
Dwuer732/
Dwear731/
Dwaer731/
Dveer731/
Dvyer730/
Twyer730/
Duayer6735/
Dwaier676/
Dbayer671/
Dwayar671/
Dwijer671/
Dwuier671/
Dueyre670/
Duoyer670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dweyer
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